Creating a Spruce Bonsai - DIY

[@JM-ty6uq]

Interesting to see an expert start from scratch and go through the whole process. I never realised that bonsais could be made from normal trees, I always thought they were selectively bred over 100s of years to be able to get that effect.

[@mikec3820]

ive got a few large spruce in my collection too. parent trees are 80 foot tall monsters . they really back bud great. cant wait till they get some age and style to them. thanks bonsai empire. nice start to a small spruce

[@bonsaiempire]

Best of luck Mike!

[@msjithy]

Just bought a small 1foot Spruce 4 days ago. Will try to make it a bonsai as my first attempt. Im quite confident I can prune it properly. Thank you for this video! All the best!

[@bonsaiempire]

Best of luck!

[@denhardy7238]

Magic as always. 😎Dennis

[@dayan-sd2pr]

thank you sharing friend bonsai beautiful

[@bonsaiempire]

Thank you too

[@hazenwood1]

Thank you for sharing you're knowledge

[@bonsaiempire]

My pleasure!

[@mikec3820]

had a sale rack dwarf spruce on my bench the last 2 years. was a nice xmas tree formal upright when i first styled it. as a center piece for our dinner table that xmas. let to grow back in full. i just lopped off almost all the foliage. going to let it grow in again. also propagated all the cuttings to make more to bonsai with. and have no ugly graft scar

[@denhardy7238]

Great video 😎Dennis

[@bonsaiempire]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@wokevirushandsanitzer5300]

I’m starting plum and apple bonsai trees this year I’m so curious to see how the flowers and fruits will look like on a little mini apple tree a few years down the line. I have a full size apple tree in my yard so I’m planning to model my bonsai off of it. I’m using crab apple trees because I prefer the serrated leaf edges they have.

[@bonsaiempire]

Good luck! We have a video about the apple bonsai on our channel, perhaps it is useful.

[@robertobreglia9224]

Very compliments great job!👍👍

[@bonsaiempire]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@thenaturecreater8906]

Did it survive?great job

[@Mariah1st]

Very nice video. Is there an update on the tree?

[@bonsaiempire]

Not yet

[@therisingofroninbonsai]

can not waiting for the next step ... hi hi hi

[@manhhungbonsaiphonglan8586]

Hello người bạn tác phẩm đẹp quá thanks 👍👍👍

[@NeroVSGame]

Thank you for the content ❤

[@bonsaiempire]

Any time!

[@matthewryder569]

That's an amazing job with that Spruce! Looks like it had an awful lot of ramification. 😉 Great job tho

[@bonsaiempire]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@JPThz]

Hoppakee 😅 Great video 👍

[@bonsaiempire]

Thanks 😆

[@mariacristinagallardo7082]

Buenísimo 👏

[@dreamingofbonsai]

I have a Norway spruce that is about three years old that I want to get out of a larger pot and into something smaller for training, it also has never been pruned and I was debating that soon as well. I was thinking of re-potting soon and not pruning, or maybe the option of pruning and not repotting. What would you recommend for this time of year? I am based in eastern Pennsylvania USA and will keep this in a temperature controlled area once I start training it.

[@bonsaiempire]

Well it doesnt matter much, what matters is that you dont do too much in one go. So perhaps prune a bit now and repot in early spring, and then style the tree in fall (next year).

[@dreamingofbonsai]

@@bonsaiempirethanks for the advice! I appreciate the help! It’s a new species for me so I’m trying to learn more and more about it.

[@rogerMoquin]

Love the song… can you inform who this groovy artist is ?

[@bonsaiempire]

I think music rights are shown under the video player?

[@rokimbonsai8112]

Sangat menginpirasi bonsainys

[@drawingfranco7533]

what's the different beetwen spruce and cypress? and taxus?

[@bonsaiempire]

Im not sure how to explain differences between different trees? If you refer to care guidelines, check here: www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species

[@yoteslaya7296]

I would actually change the potting angle. The lower trunk is too straight so a slight slant alleviates the linear trunk line

[@Bonsai_Noob]

Would it have been better to leave the branch that got turned to Jin on the left to avoid bar branching at the bottom and Jin that bottom left branch I to a small spike? All retrospective, easier said than done 😂 can't glue it back

[@Bonsai_Noob]

Would love to know your reasoning for the branch choice, noob here trying to learn

[@bonsaiempire]

I see your point and for immediate result it would have been better, the benefit now is that it hides the rather boring parts a bit. For now we went down this path as its ok the tree doesnt look great now but I think it was set up for success on the longer run.

[@henkvanduijvenbode]

waar koop je nou dit soort boompjes in nederland

[@bonsaiempire]

Deshima Bonsai heeft altijd wel vergelijkbare dingen staan!

[@saschafuhrmann5530]

I'm not sure the spruce will survive😢 Follow up?

[@Елена-щ5ъ2ж]

❤ 12:09 _09:12

[@Poemsapennyeach]

Can't see the original tree against your dark jumper at the beginning.

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌🙂

[@daveo.5479]

Damn…!

[@chrisblikelike2161]

That was the most american hoppekee i have ever heard.

[@dricus7378]

Huppakeeh ..😂

[@rosemarygreenfelder]

"Promo SM"

[@falkhammermuller9342]

I dunno .... that poor little thing looked quite sad at the end ...

[@ANDREASDEUTSCH]

I hope it is still alive. I want to see it after 2 years.